These old mail-order record clubs offered super-cheap music to the masses - on vinyl, l8-track tapes, cassettes, and, finally, CDs. But there was a catch.
As she noted upon winning her 28th GRAMMY in 2021, Beyoncé has been in the business since she was 9 years old. She's worn many hats, including singer, producer, visual artist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Each role has played a part in her becoming one...
and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” — is the subject of the above clip, from director George Scott’s “Carole King: Natural Woman,” which debuts as part of the “American Masters” series February 19. The singer-songwriter, 74 this month, appears in archival footage ...
It's really heartbreaking. What you were just talking about made me think of something else I loved about the movie and that is seeing Phil talk about how he used to see "these guys' names in the liner notes." It's cool to see moments like that where someone like Phil is just ther...
FINNEAS served as the lead singer and songwriter for his high school alt-rock band, the Slightlys. And while he jokes that they "begged people to come listen to us," the group offered FINNEAS his first taste of success: Along with winning several local Battle of the Bands competitions, ...
After experiencing hostile segregation during a trip to Washington D.C., Lead Belly did just what a great blues singer would do: wrote a song about it. Like an early ancestor to viral media, it spread awareness of the privileged elite and their racist practices. Due to the song's politica...
the 22-year old singer-songwriter is sporting a shaggy mullet and a white electric lady studios t-shirt dyed pink-ish from a laundry mishap (“i accidentally washed it with red underwear…”). cottrill, who performs under the stage name clairo, recently relocated from her brooklyn apartment ...
Carole King was the night’s biggest winner, taking home four awards including Song of the Year for “You’ve Got a Friend.” She was the first woman to claim this top honor. [Pictured: Carol King and James Taylor in 1971, the year they both recorded versions of "You've Got a ...
How on earth is it that, of all the artists who could have been the only artist to have previously achieved this feat, Christopher Cross — a mild-mannered 29-year-old who specialized in what he called “Pop ‘n’ Roll,” and what today is often called “Yacht Rock” — is the onl...
Prince never did things halfway. His1985 Grammys performance of “Baby I’m a Star”was no exception. The singer grooved his way through several complex dance routines, gyrated on his microphone stand, and then stormed out when out of control audience members took to the stage to join in ...